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navarr/smartstring
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An object that can intelligently determine whether to use grapheme\_\* or byte-focused string functions

v0.2.1(9mo ago)04MITPHPPHP ^8.2CI passing

Since Mar 7Pushed 6mo ago1 watchersCompare

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Fast, Appropriate String Manipulation
=====================================

[](#fast-appropriate-string-manipulation)

SmartString is a library that automatically determines whether a string of text can use PHP's byte manipulation tools, or if it needs to be upgraded to use Grapheme manipulations - allowing you to process text as quickly and as accurately as possible.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require navarr/smartstring

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use Navarr\SmartString\SmartStringFactory;
use Navarr\SmartString\SmartString;

// Factory Methodology
$factory = new SmartStringFactory();
$example = $factory->create('🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿');
echo $example->strlen(); // 1

// Singleton Methodology
$example = SmartString::build('Test');
echo $example->strlen(); // 4
```

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance63

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity3

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity54

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~655 days

Total

3

Last Release

270d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)v0.1.0PHP ^8.1

v0.2.1PHP ^8.2

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/24959115e049fb1d71612462e9106b345b3e0e6126439493514018cd440e8937?d=identicon)[navarr](/maintainers/navarr)

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Top Contributors

[![navarr](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/145128?v=4)](https://github.com/navarr "navarr (29 commits)")

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Tags

hacktoberfest

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

Type Coverage Yes

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